Everyone around Southern Indiana scrambled on Thursday and Friday to prepare for what the National Weather Service could have been up to a .25 of ice and 2-6″ of snow being deposited in the area.

As a result, Kentuckiana schools called of sporting events on Friday and Saturday.

Below is a list of all of this weekend’s events.

RESCHEDULED DATES

FRIDAY

Boys’ Basketball

Jeffersonville at Floyd Central, ppd. to Tuesday

Eastern at North Harrison, February 3rd with a noon JV start

Borden at Austin, ppd. to Wednesday

Brownstown at Silver Creek, ppd. to Friday

Clarksville at Austin, ppd. to Jan. 27

Clarksville at Corydon, ppd. to Feb. 6

Salem vs. Scottsburg, TBD

Henryville at New Washington, ppd. to Feb. 6

Lanesville at Christian Academy, ppd. to Feb. 6

New Albany at Madison, ppd. to Feb. 10

Rock Creek at Providence, Feb. 13

Girls’ Basketball

Providence at Charlestown, ppd. to today, 1:30 or 7:30 p.m.

Henryville at Crothersville, ppd. to Jan. 22

SATURDAY

Boys Basketball

Borden at Charlestown, ppd., no makeup date announced

Eastern vs. Paoli, ppd Feb. 10 or 17

Floyd Central at North Harrison, 7:30 p.m.

Scottsburg at New Albany, 7:30 p.m.

Providence at Jeffersonville, 7:30 p.m.

Girls Basketball

North Harrison at Clarksville, ppd. to Jan. 20

Rock Creek at Henryville, ppd. to Jan. 20

New Washington at Switzerland County, ppd. to Jan. 22

Eastern at Christian Academy, ppd., no makeup date announced

Floyd Central at Bedford North Lawrence, ppd., no makeup date announced

Jeffersonville at Jasper, ppd., no makeup date

New Albany at Columbus East, ppd., no makeup date announced 

Silver Creek at Austin, ppd., no makeup date announced

Charlestown at Providence, 1:30 p.m.

Girls Swimming

Silver Creek and Southwestern at Switzerland County, canceled

Hoosier Hills Conference meet, ppd. to Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Columbus East

Wrestling

Southern Indiana Conference Championships, 11 a.m. at Southwestern

Hoosier Hills Conference Championships, ppd. to Jan. 20 at Jeffersonville

Tonight’s boys basketball game is cancelled.  Make-up date is TBD.

Wrestling invitational at Southwestern is cancelled.

College Men’s Basketball

Cincinnati Christian at IU Southeast, ppd., no makeup date announced

College Women’s Basketball

Cincinnati Christian at IU Southeast, ppd., no makeup date announced

Sellersburg firefighters and Clark County and Sellersburg police officers were able to rescue a man from the roof of his car after he drove into Silver Creek off of Weber Road today in 20-degree weather. 

The Clark County Sheriff’s Department responded to a call around 2:19 p.m. from the driver of the Mercedes passenger vehicle, according to Lt. Col. Scottie Maples. 

The driver, a 39-year-old from Memphis, Indiana, had driven his car into the creek and managed to climb his way out of the vehicle from the sun roof and then call 911. By the time officers arrived, the vehicle was almost fully submerged. 

“If he wouldn’t have exited the vehicle, I’m sure the officers would have swam out there,” Maples said. 

The driver sustained no injuries. Sellersburg police also assisted with the rescue.

Maples said he doesn’t believe the accident was caused by icy roads, but rather operator error. A snow storm on Friday left some county roads on Saturday in bad condition. 

This is the first time Maples knows of that a person has driven into Silver Creek.

The Washington County Sheriff’s Department is currently investigating the theft of two motorcycles, which were recently stolen from a shed located at 6344 East Motsinger Road.

The motorcycles were taken sometime between December 23, 2016 and January 3, 2017.

These are actual pictures of the stolen motorcycles.

One of the motorcycles is a 2004 Suzuki GRX, red in color and the other is a 2009 Victory VJD, orange in color.

If you have any information regarding the theft of these motorcycles you are urged to call the Washington County Sheriff’s Department at (812) 883-5999

Former Salem Police Department Assistant Chief Roy Overshiner has filed his candidacy for Washington County Sheriff.

He ran as the Republican candidate in 2014 and was defeated by Roger Newlon.  

Roy has more than 30 years in Law Enforcement starting at Indiana University Police Program then to Columbus Police Department, and then finally to Salem Police Department where he rose through the ranks to Assistant Chief.

Within his time at Salem Police Department Roy was a certified police trainer and certified to train police officers in a wide variety of skills.

Roy is currently the senior Staff Duty Officer at the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy, serving as the Professional Assistant to the Executive Director of the Indiana Law Enforcement Training Board.

Roy’s run for Sheriff is aimed at Moving Forward for a Safer County, by bringing in fresh ideas and new perspective for a county that has been ravished by the increased crime and a drug epidemic.

Statement from Roy Overshiner:

Early in 2017, I begin being approached by many citizens, asking me to consider running for sheriff again in 2018. These individuals, not knowing each other, referenced many common problems. My wife, Susan, and I along with our adult children discussed the possibility. As time passed, I recognized that all felt the problems needed a fresh new professional approach from a law enforcement individual not associated to the current and previous administrations’ ways of doing things, as they were deemed as failing the communities’ needs. Many cited the increasing drug problem and the other crimes resulting from it. Which have become worse at an increasing rate during the past three years, since the last sheriff election.

Those approaching me commented on my feelings on such matters and my background in the Law Enforcement community. They cited the fact that I possessed the desire to not follow the old standard ways of doing things, seen as an out of touch approach, to the problem of today. They commented to me. “You understand Roy. You have seen what we are talking about and you had a plan the first time you ran for Sheriff.” They felt we need that approach and leadership standard now.

Other considerations come from a three year continued communications contact project using a venue on a Facebook site known as Roy Overshiner: Ideas for Our Community, which later changed to Moving Forward for a Safer County with citizens being able to engage me with their concerns and feeling and ideas on helping the county as a whole.

I offer to the citizens of Washington County the same solid fresh approach standard as before. I offer my solid 30 plus years of experience at all levels from rookie street officer to the Assistant Chief of Police of the Salem Police Department from before. I offer further experience resulting from my continued work as a professional in Law Enforcement at the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy at Plainfield, Indiana. My most current position has provided me another level of enhancements influenced from the state level. Adding to my leadership base during a five year period.

Add to this my personal life. At 58 years old I am a graduate of Salem High School class 1977, I attended Indiana University for two years Bloomington Campus and then attended the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy, Plainfield Indiana earning a certificate (session 82-70) in Law enforcement in 1982. I am the father of five adult children, four adult step children and 12 grandchildren. As with all us we have family – brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers.

I was raised in the rural Haleysburg community of Northern Washington County later lived in the city of Salem for 29 years. I have been retired from the Salem Police Department for 6 years and living as a normal civilian citizen here in our county. One year ago I moved to the West Washington School area in rural Washington County with my wife.

I understand when citizens talk to me about problems and experiences of living both in the city and rural areas. I understand family and neighbors. And when citizen talk of being just that a normal citizen. With Normal needs or having a problem.

After much thought and conversation, based on the many needs and considerations there in, concerning Washington County and our many communities. I have decided to once again run for the office of Washington County Sheriff in 2018.

Idalene “Idie” Kesner, dean of the Indiana University Kelley School of Business, will travel to South Korea and join two alumni in the torch relay leading up to the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics.

Idalene “Idie” Kesner

Kesner will carry the torch in Seoul near the Heungkook Life Insurance Building between 11:30 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. Jan. 13.

Curtis A. Ferguson

She will be preceded on the torch run by Curtis A. Ferguson, president of Greater China and Korea for The Coca-Cola Co., who earned a Bachelor of Science from Kelley in 1980.

Young-Jin Kim

Following Kesner will be Young-Jin Kim, a 1984 MBA graduate who is chairman and CEO of Handok Inc., a pharmaceutical/health care company that develops, manufactures and distributes health care solutions in South Korea.

The 2018 Winter Olympics will begin Feb. 9 in PyeongChang, South Korea, and will run for two weeks.

The Orange County Community Foundation Inc. is offering a second grant cycle for nonprofit organizations, schools and libraries to apply for grant to promote STEM projects.

The STEM programming must occur outside of the school day and promote opportunities for hands-on learning in science, technology, engineering and math. The program may fall within the summer months.

Grant applications are available online only at the foundation’s website www.occf-in.org. Applications must be submitted by 4 p.m. Feb. 12. This is the second STEM grant opportunity from the Orange County Community Foundation.

Awards will be distributed later in February. Projects must be completed and final reporting received within 18 months, with interval reporting during that time. Proof of sustainability for the program is a plus.

For more information, contact the Orange County Community Foundation at (812) 723-4150.

The Indiana State Bar Association (ISBA) will sponsor “Talk to a Lawyer Today,” a pro bono program to provide free legal assistance to the underserved on Monday, Jan. 15, as an annual tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

The program is an opportunity for attorneys statewide to offer free legal consultations to members of the general public who might not otherwise be able to afford the counsel of an attorney. A total of 23 walk-in sites and 7 local hotlines will be available for the public on Monday, Jan. 15. Click here for a comprehensive list of locations.

Established in 2002, “Talk to a Lawyer Today” is expected to have more than 200 attorneys providing 10 to 15 minute consultations to answer general questions and offer legal information for those who utilize this service.

In addition to numerous walk-in site locations across the state, a statewide hotline for callers will be available by calling 1-800-266-2581 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Spanish-speaking callers can call the same hotline from 3 p.m. until 5 p.m. for assistance. For a comprehensive list of all of the walk-in site locations, as well as information about the hotlines, please visit www.inbar.org.

Founded in 1896, the Indiana State Bar Association (ISBA) is the single largest legal organization in the state. With more than 11,000 members, the ISBA serves and advocates on behalf of its members, their clients and the public interest as the independent voice of the legal profession. The ISBA’s office is located in downtown Indianapolis. For more information about the State Bar, visit www.inbar.org.